Making baby food

Anyone plan on making their own food / have made their own in the past? I'm thinking about it. I've heard to freeze them in ice cube trays for easy measuring then store in Ziploc bags, but that's about it. Any tips/tricks/recipes? How long can they be frozen for? I'd love to get a jump start over winter break from work because I definitely am short on time during the work week, but don't know how long it would be good for.

Anyone plan on making their own food / have made their own in the past? I'm thinking about it. I've heard to freeze them in ice cube trays for easy measuring then store in Ziploc bags, but that's about it. Any tips/tricks/recipes? How long can they be frozen for? I'd love to get a jump start over winter break from work because I definitely am short on time during the work week, but don't know how long it would be good for.

I made it for my first and will for this one too. I did the ice cube tray thing and it worked out great! Easy to portion out and you can make different combos easily. The wholesome baby food website that pp mentioned is great. You can make anything into baby food, just steam the fruits & veggies and cook meat like usual. Put the food it in the blender with some liquid to make it the consistency you want. The great thing is when they are a little older and you can just take whatever you're having for dinner and throw it in the blender for the baby. Really saves time and gets them used to the flavors of what you cook.

I made it for my first and will for this one too. I did the ice cube tray thing and it worked out great! Easy to portion out and you can make different combos easily. The wholesome baby food website that pp mentioned is great. You can make anything into baby food, just steam the fruits & veggies and cook meat like usual. Put the food it in the blender with some liquid to make it the consistency you want. The great thing is when they are a little older and you can just take whatever you're having for dinner and throw it in the blender for the baby. Really saves time and gets them used to the flavors of what you cook.

I made my own food with my son and really enjoyed it. I'll be doing the same with this baby. I agree with the other posters who mentioned the Wholesome Baby Food website.

We had the Beaba Babycook by Williams Sonoma and it was amazing. You fill the mixing bowl with water (the amount depends on what type of fruit/veggie) and pour it into the main body. You then put your food into the strainer and into the bowl and turn it on. The length of steaming time depends on how much water was added and it shuts itself off when done. Then, you dump the food into the mixing bowl and blend it. It was nice to be able to do it all in one machine and it's not large and doesn't take up much space.

I used the Beaba Multiportion freezer trays for storing and would either leave it in that tray or dump it into a bag when I wanted to make larger batches. The tray is made up of 7-2oz compartments and I found that to be the perfect size for when we first started solids. The machine also comes with a little book that tells you how much water to use for each type of food, what foods are better for what ages and ways you can mix them. I also used the "Cooking for Baby" cookbook, which had a ton of great recipes broken down into age categories.

The Wholesome Baby Food website says it is safe to keep baby food in the freezer for 3-6 months but that it is better to use the food within 1-3 months. I never left mine in the freezer for more than a month, but making it never took long.

I made my own food with my son and really enjoyed it. I'll be doing the same with this baby. I agree with the other posters who mentioned the Wholesome Baby Food website.

We had the Beaba Babycook by Williams Sonoma and it was amazing. You fill the mixing bowl with water (the amount depends on what type of fruit/veggie) and pour it into the main body. You then put your food into the strainer and into the bowl and turn it on. The length of steaming time depends on how much water was added and it shuts itself off when done. Then, you dump the food into the mixing bowl and blend it. It was nice to be able to do it all in one machine and it's not large and doesn't take up much space.

I used the Beaba Multiportion freezer trays for storing and would either leave it in that tray or dump it into a bag when I wanted to make larger batches. The tray is made up of 7-2oz compartments and I found that to be the perfect size for when we first started solids. The machine also comes with a little book that tells you how much water to use for each type of food, what foods are better for what ages and ways you can mix them. I also used the "Cooking for Baby" cookbook, which had a ton of great recipes broken down into age categories.

The Wholesome Baby Food website says it is safe to keep baby food in the freezer for 3-6 months but that it is better to use the food within 1-3 months. I never left mine in the freezer for more than a month, but making it never took long.

Yes, we're going to make ours too. We have a magic bullet- so we'll just use that. I'll have to check out the website everyone's talking about. My SIL would mix the food using breastmilk as the liquid to get the right consistency in the beginning.

Yes, we're going to make ours too. We have a magic bullet- so we'll just use that. I'll have to check out the website everyone's talking about. My SIL would mix the food using breastmilk as the liquid to get the right consistency in the beginning.

We're going to make our own too. My mom got us the Baby Bullet for Christmas - how do you like the Magic Bullet? I also heard about mixing with breast milk for correct consistency, which is another reason I'm a freezer stash nazi! Can't wait to check out the website!

We're going to make our own too. My mom got us the Baby Bullet for Christmas - how do you like the Magic Bullet? I also heard about mixing with breast milk for correct consistency, which is another reason I'm a freezer stash nazi! Can't wait to check out the website!

Great suggestions on here by pps! I loved making baby food for my DDs. One suggestion, get silicone ice cube trays to freeze in then dump the small portions in a ziploc. Those bendable trays made it lots easier!

Great suggestions on here by pps! I loved making baby food for my DDs. One suggestion, get silicone ice cube trays to freeze in then dump the small portions in a ziploc. Those bendable trays made it lots easier!

We will make our own. The website I've been looking at is babyfood101 seems to be very helpful. Well be freezing in ice cube trays and then putting in ziploc bags. I'm excited for the food stage. So many funny faces to come our way. I just bought some plates and spoons today even though it's a long ways from now

We will make our own. The website I've been looking at is babyfood101 seems to be very helpful. Well be freezing in ice cube trays and then putting in ziploc bags. I'm excited for the food stage. So many funny faces to come our way. I just bought some plates and spoons today even though it's a long ways from now

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